Kathmandu, January 20
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office says as many as 21,441 CCTV cameras are needed in order to keep three districts of Kathmandu Valley safe.
The Office recently carried out a study and identified that 9,117 cameras were needed in Kathmandu, 5,985 in Bhaktapur and 6,339 in Lalitpur districts.
DIG Shailesh Thapa Chhetri, Chief of the Mission, however, says installing these cameras will not be immediately possible.
He informs that police have been coordinating with local governments under the Community-Police Cooperation campaign of Nepal Police, and it also involves installing CCTV cameras at most necessary places.
There are 21 local governments in Kathmandu Valley and each of them have at least one police unit, according to officials.
There are three police ranges, 18 police circles and 167 other smaller units in operation under the Commissioner’s Office.
Spokesperson at the office, SSP Puja Singh, says stakeholders and local governments have demanded establishment of 18 additional police units.
